Engineers in your company have determined that the cost of production of good X follows the function C = 45Q + 3Q² where Q is output of X. In this industry, there are many competitors, making similar products, and each is currently charging a price of $195. How much output do you recommend your company should

Engineers in your company have determined that the cost of production of good X follows the function C = 45Q + 3Q² where Q is output of X. In this industry, there are many competitors, making similar products, and each is currently charging a price of $195. How much output do you recommend your company should

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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